"It almost seems the stuff they decided to put out as downloads, were things that they don't think worthy of release on c.d."

I had the same impression. Might not be true of the '80s selections, but for the picks up to '77, it does seem like these shows were picked just for 'rarity' value (the circulating sources were incomplete or had poor sound), but were not up to being 'Dick's Picks'-grade. It doesn't matter much now, since they discontinued the series long ago! And I should add, an "OK" show from '72/73 is still pretty good stuff.

You can still get some of these at Nugs.net. It's a pain in the ass trying to sign in. Then try to find the link, where you must open an account. I hate all of this e-mail and password shit. Livedownloads.com is a crappy website that could use a major overhaul.